Lexington Medical Center: labor and delivery in West Columbia, SC
Lexington Medical Center is a hospital in West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 3,889 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (1,353 such births). That is the same as the South Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,889Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 261Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Lexington Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Doula support
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2720 Sunset Blvd
West Columbia, SC 29169
Lexington County
Call (803) 791-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Lexington Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 261 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 52 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Carolina, Lexington Medical Center has the 15th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 34 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Lexington Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near West Columbia
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma Health Baptist | Columbia | 4.7 | 25% | 1,287 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | Columbia | 5.6 | 18% | 1,101 | Yes |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 6.0 | 28% | 343 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 6.7 | 28% | 2,861 | Yes |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital | Newberry | 35 | – | 75 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 45 | 31% | 932 | Yes |
More in Lexington County
- Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge (Columbia)
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